The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1887-08-18
Ft. Defiance Items.

) Manied.-On Wednesday evening the
| loth inst. at the Augusta church, by Rev.
, geo. L. Bitter, Mr.. VIM. +. Landes, of
bath county, was married to Miss Hester
, Y. Link, daughter Of the late Peter Link,
Oh This vicinity. The groom was student
aI the Augusta Male Academy for several
sessions, was assistant teacher during one,
ana has been engaged in the schools OF
'FRONT.' Royal, Va, for two or three years.
lie IS young man OF decided talent, I'M
olemlShed character, and is exceedingly
popular wherever known. The bride is
one of the sweetest and most accomplished
Vi the young ladies Of the Augusta church,
IS general favorite with everybody, and
IL 1t is decided that she is to leave the
nelghborhood, she will be greatly missed,
especially as member of the choir and
teacher IN the Sabbath school,
The church was handsomely decorated
with evergreens and flowers, and crowded
With spectators. Messrs. Jas 4. Light
ner and S. Woods Warwick were the
| ushers, and the bride was attended by
eight little misses of her Sabbath school
CLASS, each bearing d beautiful basket of
exquisite flowers. And as the fair young
couple stood before the man of God ard
pledged their lives to each other, many
and fervenJ were the prayers which as.
cended for the blessing Of Heaven upon
their VOWS. Immediately after the ce1e-
mony the bridal party repaired to the resi-
dence OF the BRIDES brother-in. law, Mr.. c.
y. Thompson, and after sumptuous sup
per. were driven to Stanton where thew
look the a. m. express on the N. N. 81
M. V. r. r. for Bath county, the home of
the groom, carrying with them the con.
CALCULATIONS of a host of friends.
Persondt-Mr. G. Ea. crawford and wife |
are at Orkney Springs. Mrs. C's health
has been quite delicate. and we hope she |
will be much benefited by Orkney IS health |
giving fountains.
Mr.. John II. Parkins. wife and daughter
are resting at Lone Fountain.
Misses Minnie and Mollie woods and
their guests, the Misses Turnbull, of Flor
ida, returned the first of the week from
pleasant visit to friends on South river
and Black Rock Springs.
We promised in our last items to formu-
late suggestion" to candidates for the
legislature. We propose now to do so.
and hope the farmers meeting, which is to
convene at the Court House next Monday,
will insist upon the candidate asking for
the suffrages of the disciples of Cincinnati
tus pledging himself to do all in his power
to secure the passage of the following BILL +
Whereas, The legislature of the State of yir-
ginia at it's ession of 1SS4-s5 enacted law re.
curing al! the railway companies whose road
beds lie within the territory of the Common ,
wealth of Virginia, 10 enclose their road beds
with good and lawful fence making provision Il
Tor necessary crossings public and private with a
proper cattle stops or gates, and =
Whereas, The said railway companies or most Z
of ttem have totally failed to comply with the i;
of said law, thereby setting at def a
ance and treating with contempt the laws of
this Commonwealth
Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and fl
House OF Delegates of the State of Vir- ::
ginia in General Assembly convened, that any n
railway company, corporation or individual !"
who shall run, cause or permit to be run any S
train, engine car or truck on any railway with
in the territory OF this Commonwealth, owned
or in any manner held by said company cor
poration or individual until the said Jaw refer II
been fully complied with, shall be fined for the -
first offence not less that $500 than ::
SoUoO ana LOT each succeeding oIfense not less II
than so 600 nor more than $4,000 said fine shall
constitute first lien upon any and all property
or effects found within the Jurisdiction of the
courts of. this Commonwealth, belonging to or IL
j n possession of any company, corporation or
individual violating this law. This act shall
take effect in go days from its passage. ID
Our space forbids comment upon the
the above at present. but we believe every c
intelligent farmer in the State, especially
those living along the lines of railroad will y
recognize at glance the necessity for the
passage of such a law as soon as possible. Y
s. M. w.